Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27
0'BRlEN IN DANGER.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HIM IN
KINGSTON
The Mob Fire Eight Shots at Him One
Man Hit in the Wrist-Rotten Eggs the
Arguments of the Orangemen-
O'Brien Uninjured.

HAMILTON, Ont, May 23-The most en-
thusiastic reception O'Brien has received
in Canada was given here to-day. When
the train arrived large number Of men
and women were waiting. He was re
ceived with loud cheers then there was a
rush made to shake hands. Your not in
Kingston" shouted one man, mo, nor in
Toronto" cried another. Finally ORrien
reached the carriage and the procession to
the hotel started. There was long line
of carriages on both sides. The evening
meeting was held in the Palace skating
rink about half mile from the hotel
Outside the hotel a large crowd had
gathered, only few of whom were
ant-O 'Brientes, Judging by scattered
Kissing and groaning amid the general
outbursts of applause. The rink which is
capable of holding 2000 persons was filed.
Gu the platform were number of prom
inent citizens including some Orangemen
and several Knights of Labor.
o. Brien was in much pain and spoke
briefly He said unfortunately flesh and
blood is not proof against arguments
only arguments Lord Lansdowne's ad-
mirers nave addressed to us. His allu-
sions to Lansdowne and Kingston and
Toronto affairs were received with groans
and hisses
An attempt was made this evening to
asSasslnate O'Brien as he left the rink
after kilbride had spoken. Several Eng
lishmen and one American made adj
dresses, some of the illusions to Iansdowne
being very bitter. Before the audience
was dismissed much against O'Brien's
will, he and kilbride were spirited off the
rlage, accompanied by Mcmahon and
Roch, members of the local branch of
the Land League, while John Nelson held
the reins and Z. =. O'Brien sat on the box.
Hardly had the party entered the carriage
when an unfriendly group of men spied
them and began Kissing and groaning.
Just as the carriage wheeled around the
market building in the market square
eight revolver shots were fired. Nelson
was shot in the wrist, one bullet
whistled past O'Brienn's head and crash
ed through the carriage window. L. p.
O'Brien seized the reins and dashed the
horses into run. At the hotel there was
another hostile crowd which hooted as the
party tried to opened the door, but could
not. Mcmahon jumped over the door and
drawing his revolver held the crowd at
bay while O'Brien and his friends were
making their exit from the carriage the
same way. AS the party stepped into the
corridor of the hotel volley of rotten
eggs was hurled at them but no one was
hit. The chief of police and men rushed
up but all was over
Nelson was taken to the city hospital
and DR.. James White extracted the bullet
and says the wound is not dangerous. No
arrests have been made. Many ex-
press the opinion, OBrien himself
among the number, and the chief
Of police, too, that the men who
fired came from Toronto. The men who
stood opposite the hotel and pelted rotten
eggs belonged here.
O'Brien returns to Niagara Falls Tues
day, where he will take rest and pro-
coed thence to Montreal to attend the
open air meeting Thursday.